Copenhagen City, Denmark Genealogy

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Copenhagen City

Guide to Copenhagen City ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

History

Copenhagen has existed at least since the 11th century and was possibly founded by Svein Forkbeard. It replaced Roskilde as the capital of Denmark in 1443. Copenhagen has suffered several disasters throughout its history which affected the population. The following is a list of such disasters:

1349: The Black Death
1405-1406: Plague outbreak
1428: Plague outbreak
1446: Plague outbreak
1460-1461: Plague outbreak
1472: Plague outbreak
1483: Plague outbreak
1546-1548: Plague outbreak
1553-1554: Plague outbreak
1563-1568: Plague outbreak
1575-1578: Plague outbreak
1583-1585: Plague outbreak
1592-1594: Plague outbreak
1601-1603: Plague outbreak
1618-1621: Plague outbreak. 7,000 persons dead
1624-1626: Plague outbreak
1628-1630: Plague outbreak. 5,000 persons dead
1636-1638: Plague outbreak. 5,000 persons dead
1652: Dysentery outbreak
1654: Plague outbreak. 8,500-9,000 persons dead out of a total of 30,000-35,000
1710-1711: Plague outbreak. 22,000-23,000 persons died out of a total population of 60,000
20-23 October 1728: Fire. 28% of the city was destroyed, and 20% of the people were left homeless. Records from the diocese of Zealand were destroyed among other irreplaceable works
5-7 July 1795: Fire. 6,000 of 100,000 inhabitants were made homeless. The rest of the medieval part of the city was destroyed
16 August-5 September 1807: British bombardment of Copenhagen. 1,000 buildings were destroyed, 195 civilians died, and 768 were injured
11 June-October 1853: Cholera outbreak. 7,219 infections were reported of which 4,737 died

Jurisdictions

Districts

Copenhagen is part of Sokkelund herred.

Parishes

See Copenhagen Parish List
Gade - sogn i København - index; list of streets with corresponding parishes

Resources

Cemeteries

1805-1968 Denmark, Copenhagen City, Burial Registers, 1805-1968 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images
1805-1942 Begravelser i København 1805-1942 at Københavns Stadsarkiv - index & images
1860-1912 Denmark, Copenhagen Burials, 1860-1912 at MyHeritage - index & images ($)

Census

1771 Oeders Efterretninger 1771 at ddd.dda.dk - index; data of of married couples, widowers and widows for Zealand, Amager, Møn and Bornholm
1885, 1895 Copenhagen, Denmark, Censuses, 1885 and 1895 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
1890-1923 Politets Registerblade 1890-1923 at Københavns Stadsarkiv - index & images
See Denmark Census for more information.
See Copenhagen Census for more information.
See Copenhagen Police Census for more information.

Church Records

1484-1941 Denmark Church Records, 1484-1941 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
Arne Julins registre over Københavnske kirkebøger at salldata.dk - index
See Denmark Church Records for more information.
See the parish page for more information.

Civil Registration

1739-1964 Denmark, Copenhagen City, Civil Marriages, 1739-1964, Index 1877-1964 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
See Denmark Civil Registration for more information.

Emigration and Immigration

1788-1850 Pasregnskaber for København, 1788-1850(*); Kommercekollegiet at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1868-1940 Register over udvandrede, 1868-1940(*); Politikammeret (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1869-1911 Register over udvandrere, 1869-1911(*); Politikontoret (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Land and Property

1653-1866 Skøde- og panteprotokoller, 1653-1866(*); Byting (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1677-1804 Fæsteprotokoller, 1677-1804(*); Vartov hospital (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1687-1850 Obligationsprotokoller, 1687-1850(*); Byting (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1687-1918 Fæsteprotokoller, 1687-1918(*); Bidstrup gods (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1697-1855 Arveafkald, 1697-1855(*); Byting (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1730-1927 Tingbøger, ca. 1730-1927(*); Byting (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Local Histories

Historical photos of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg at kbhbilleder.dk - images

Military Records

1789-1792 Denmark, Military Conscription Rolls, 1789-1792 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
See Denmark Military Records for more information.

Probate Records

1638-1664 Skifteprotokoller, 1638-1664(*); Danske Kancelli at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1660-1771 Registre til skifter fra København. Konceptskifter, 1660-1771:(*); Landsarkivet for Sjælland at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1670-1779 Skifteprotokoller, 1670-1779(*); Underadmiralitetsretten (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1674-1851 Denmark, Probate Indexes, 1674-1851 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
1679-1771 Registre til skifter fra København. Ordinære boer, 1679-1771:(*); Landsarkivet for Sjælland at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1679-1771 Skifteprotokoller, 1679-1771(*); Hofretten (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1682-1771 Skifteprotokoller, 1682-1771(*); Borgretten (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1697-1855 Arveafkald, 1697-1855(*); Byting (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1709-1781 Skifteprotokoller, 1709-1781(*); Magistrats skiftekommission (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1715-1771 Registre til skifter fra København. Behandlingsprotokoller, 1715-1771:(*); Landsarkivet for Sjælland at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1719-1863 Skifteprotokoller, 1719-1863(*); Maule, Martin at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1720-1919 Registre til skifter fra København. Forseglingsprotokoller, 1720-1919:(*); Landsarkivet for Sjælland at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1722-1797 Skifteprotokoller, 1722-1797(*); Engelsholm gods (Vejle) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1729-1810 Skifteprotokoller, 1729-1810(*); Vinderslevgård gods (Viborg og Skanderborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1729-1851 Skifteprotokoller, 1729-1851(*); Landsarkivet for Nørrejyland (Viborg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1730-1862 Skifteprotokoller, 1730-1862(*); Hofretten (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1730-1905 Skifteprotokoller, 1730-1905(*); København amtmand (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1771-1803 Skifteprotokoller, 1771-1803(*); Stadsretten (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1771-1810 Registre til skifter fra København. Samfrændeskifter, 1771-1810:(*); Landsarkivet for Sjælland at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1790-1919 Registre til skifter fra København. Eksekutorboer, 1790-1919:(*); Landsarkivet for Sjælland at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1861-1909 Anmeldelser vedrørende børn og hospitalslemmer, 1861-1909(*); Den kongelige Lands-over- samt Hof- og Stadsret i København at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1862-1912 Skifteretsprotokoller, 1862-1912(*); Den kongelige Lands-over- samt Hof- og Stadsret i København at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1863-1910 Repartitionsprotokoller, 1863-1909 og hovedregister 1863-1910(*); Den kongelige Lands-over- samt Hof- og Stadsret i København at FamilySearch Catalog - images
Register to Copenhagens probate records(*); Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Genealogical Department at FamilySearch Catalog - images
See the parish page for more information.

Taxation

1572-1755 Diverse breve, jordebøger og mandtalsliste osv., 1572-1755(*); Roskilde domkirkes gods (København, Frederiksborg, Holbæk, og Præstø) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1679-1756 Alfabetisk ekstrakfortegnelse over Kgl. resolutioner og befailinger ang. særlige personelle benådninger vedr. Københavns distriktskontor, kopibog over befalinger og resolutioner ang. hofetatens skatter, kopibog over Kgl. resolutioner og rescripter, grundt(*); Rentekammeret at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1810-1814 Mandtals- og skatteprotokol for kommissionen for indkomstskattens regularing vedr. Christianshavns Kvarter i Staden og undenfor Portene samt Frimands Kvarter, 1810-1814(*); Rentekammeret at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1810-1814 Mandtals- og skatteprotokoller for de københavnske kvarterer, 1810-1814(*); Rentekammeret at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1812-1833 Ildstedskats regnskaber for København, 1812-1833(*); Rentekammeret (København) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1858-1925 Denmark, Frederiksberg, ligningsprotokoller, 1858-1925(*); Frederiksberg Stadsarkiv (Frederiksberg) at FamilySearch Catalog - images
1873-1922 Skattemandtaller, 1873-1922(*); Skattevæsen (Frederiksberg kommune) at FamilySearch Catalog - images

Repositories

For a list of FamilySearch Centers and Affiliate Libraries, see map.

Libraries

Det Kgl. Bibliotek
Telephone: (+45) 33 47 47 47
Email: kb@kb.dk
Website

Societies

Slægtshistorisk Forening for Storkøbenhavn
Email: info@genealogi-kbh.dk
Website

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